Hillsboro recorder., 1887-09-22
SOUTHERN FARMING.
HINTS FROM MEN WHO UNDER
STAND THE BUSINESS.
What the signal Onicer Reports Object
Lcsssn by a Georgia Farmer something
About the Crop Of Cotton.

Lcssen by a Georgia cr--SOmefhtng
Nit About the Crop Of Cotton.
THE WEATHER.
The weather has been reported by the
Signal Officer at Washington, ID. O., as
favorable to growing crops in Massachu-
setts and North Carolina, and unfavora-
ble in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi
and South Carolina. In the corn grow
ing region, fhe crop is reported to have
been harvested and below average in Ne
braska, as out Of danger from frost in
Minnesota, and more rain needed for late
corn In central and western Kansas. Cnt
ting is in progress in Michigan. The
weather is reported 10 have been too dry
in the cotton region of South Carolina,
Alabama and Mississippi, and damage By
worms in Mississippi. The tobacco re-
gion OF Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio,
the deficiencies in rainfall is reported to
have been injurious, while in North Car
okna the weather has been favorable.
Pastures are reported good from Ncbras-
ka, as improved in Minnesota, Michigan
and northern Illinois, and as dried up in
southern Illinois. A light frost is report
ed 70 have injured sweet potatoes in
northwestern North Carolina, and as
having occurred in northern Illinois.
Killing frosts were reported from central
Minnesota aud upper Michigan.
SPLENDID cRoPPIEG.
Col. Prinus w. Jones, of Albany, Ga,
the noted first-balc man, has already
marketed between fourteen and fifteen
bales OF cotton to the mule, has enough
now picked out TO swell the number to
eighteen, and counts on gathering seven
or eight more bales 10 the mule, swelling
the number to 25 or 90 bales TO the mule.
This is extraordinary cropping, but Col.
Jone, is farmer in the true sense Of the
word.
PRACTICAL TALK.
Goode Price, of Lee county, Ga, was
at Macon, shaking hands with his many
friends. In response TO the query OF
"How are cropsln he replied; "Well,
sir, II don't make $50 bales Of cotton,
I'll quit farming. Had it not been for
the Big rains would have gathered 300,
easily.n THAT is pretty good for an
ainateurp' swell, | consider it so. j
went down there carly last spring, and
put in with the determination 70 try my
band at farming. You know had been
! working arouBd town and on the land for
some time, and the venture was somewhat
doubtful, but | have succeeded beyond
my expectations ssHow many plows do
you runin ~ have run twenty-eight
this year; have kept them working, too.
| NY corn crop and other crops are good,
and my cotton would have been grand
success but for that wet spell. ! tell you,
those Lee county lands are all right. All
man has 10 do Is TO cultivate them well,
and they will respond every time =
'sEIow are crops generallyfn "Well, the
cotton crop Is cut of considcpbly. Il
has been flooded, and is now burning up.
The crop will soon be harvested and on
the market. suppose the general crop
is pretty near as good as usual. You
know something always happens TO cut
Il short.r "Do you like your new ven
turef' "Oh, yes; am delighted with
il. True, Il Is not like city life, at all,
but there are many charms connected
with life in Lee NJ. Price
Is well known all over south.
west Georgia as genial, compauionable
and energetic young man, and his many
friends will be glad TO learn OF his sue
cess as farmer. The change 9f life
must have cost him considerable sacri.
fee, but he has met all demands in !
most praiseworthy manner.
THE COTTON cRoP.
TIE GOfton World, OF New Orleans, Ia,
gives the following report on the growing
cotton crop, In continuation Of the Ma
,ional Cotton Exchange syttem: Their,
has been deterioration In the condition oI
the plant and corresponding diminutior
of crop prospects throughout the belt
during the mouth Of August. On th'
Atlantic coast an excessive rainfall caused
luxuriant growth OF plant, but fruitag'
was decreased In the upper part OF III,
Mississippi valley and In Texns, protract
Cd drought operated adversely. Every
where there has been unusual loss from
shedding and rust and the fuitage hai
been disappointing. Worms have don,
considerable damage in some localities
and poisoning operations have been re
taried By inability TO obtain supplies o
material with which TO work. As rul
labor Is sufficient for all requirements
/ By reference to the table OF conditions !
! will be seen that the figures have bee
lower on All States, bringing down In
average for the belt below the figures a
! a corresponding date last season. Las
year the month Of August was. on IN
, whole, favorable, the deterioration re
! sultinQ from dry weather 10 Texas an
west Of the Mississippi river being NOR
than offset by favorable conditions Of th
Atlantic seaboaad, 50 that the averag
was marked up one point. Picking be
ran somewhat earlier than last seaso
and Is now general In nearly all III
States. Conditions BY States: yirpiui
= SO. Moth Carolina SO, South Carolin
/. al, Georgia "a, Florida 81, Tennessee 81
I Arkansas el, Mississippi IS, Louisian
!. 50, Texas 80, Alabama So. Average Il
! the belt $50; average last year s6.6.
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